Research › Search › Judgment

Allahabad High Court · body

2025 DAILYLAW 80489 (ALL)

VIKAS PANDEY v. SRI DEVENDRA MANI TRIPATHI, ASSISTANT COLLECTOR/TEHSILDAR, TEHSIL BANSI

CAPL/3830/2025 · 2025-07-30

Piyush Agrawal

Public Interest Litigationbody2025

Judgment text

Extracted from the PDF above. The PDF is authoritative.

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:127846 Court No. - 7 Case :- CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 3830 of 2025 Applicant :- Vikas Pandey Opposite Party :- Sri Devendra Mani Tripathi, Assistant Collector/Tehsildar, Tehsil Bansi Counsel for Applicant :- Dharnidhar Pandey,Sudhir Kumar Mishra Hon'ble Piyush Agrawal,J. Heard learned counsel for the applicant. Vide order dated 31.07.2024passed in Public Interest Litigation (PIL) No.1328 of 2024 filed by the applicant, the writ Court directed as under: "4. Considering the aforesaid submissions, the Public Interest Litigation is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to move separate applications before the authority concerned, under Section 67 of the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, 2006 with regard to Gata No. 17 area 0.0070 hectare, Gata No. 30kha area 0.0130 hectare, Gata No. 38 area 0.0030 hectare, Gata No. 308 area 0.3360 hectare, Gata No. 431 area 0.048 hectare, Gata No. 437 area 0.1320 hectare, Gata No. 439 area 0.0400 hectare Gata which is reserved for Garahi, within a period of two weeks from today. In the eventuality of filing the applications, the Revenue Authorities shall make all endeavour to conclude the proceedings within a period of ninety days, strictly in accordance with law." Learned counsel for the applicant submits that a certified copy of the aforesaid order was submitted for compliance before the opposite, but the opposite party has willfully not complied with the order and, thus, has committed civil contempt liable for punishment under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. Prima facie, a case of contempt has been made out for punishing the opposite party for willful disobedience of the writ Court order. However, considering the facts and circumstances of the case, one more opportunity is accorded to the opposite party to comply with the aforesaid order of the writ Court in its letter and spirit within three months from the date of production of a copy of this order. The applicant shall supply a duly stamped registered envelope addressed to the opposite party and another self-addressed stamped envelope to the office within one week from today. The office shall send a copy of this order along with the self- addressed envelope of the applicant with a copy of contempt application to the opposite party within one week thereafter and keep a record thereof. The opposite party shall comply with the directions of the writ Court and intimate the applicant(s) of the order through the self-addressed envelop within a week thereafter. With the aforesaid observations, this application is disposed of at this stage with liberty to the applicant to move a fresh application, if the order is not complied with by the opposite party within the stipulated time as aforementioned. Order Date :- 31.7.2025 Pravesh Mishra Digitally signed by :- PRAVESH KUMAR MISHRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad